Vocabulary Words
barrier
B2noun, verb
(grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A. (+7 more)
base
A2adjective, noun, verb
(acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer (+70 more)
baseball
A1noun
A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins. (+2 more)
basically
A2adverb
(filler) used to refer to the most important or fundamental point the speaker is making (+5 more)
basis
B1noun
A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element. (+6 more)
basket
A2noun, verb
(ballooning) The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel. (+15 more)
basketball
A1noun
A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. (+1 more)
bat
A1noun, verb
(usually with 'around' or 'about') To flit quickly from place to place. (+28 more)
batch
A2adjective, noun, verb
(by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation. (+14 more)
bathroom
A1noun
A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub. (+1 more)
battlefield
B2noun
The area where a land battle is or was fought, which is not necessarily a field.